The Youth Agvocate Summit (YAS) is a unique opportunity for young leaders (aged 18-25)
from around the world to be inspired by global opinion leaders, create a vision for the future of food and agriculture, and deliver lasting actions to “feed a hungry planet”.
In order to attend the 2019 Youth Ag Summit, interested applicants are invited to submit an application to allow the best candidates for each participating country to be selected.
The primary purpose of the application is to allow each applicant to explain their own project idea to help “feed a hungry planet”, to demonstrate their ability to communicate a clear and logical plan that can deliver results, and to demonstrate a network and “agvocacy” skills which can be used to grow a movement. This will allow the jury to select the applicants they feel can bring the most to the YAS and its community.
The secondary purpose of the application will be to provide a starting set of documents and ideas that can be used during the conference. Depending on the balance of the selected applications, the conference program will be adapted to meet the interests of the delegates.
Some of the best ideas will be highlighted during the conference to stimulate discussions.
Applicants are asked to build their ideas based on their own experience, country, and community. This will increase their chances of defining actionable outcomes and delivering on their ideas after the Summit.
Participant Criteria
Participants must:
a. be a legal adult in the host country (Brazil) and not younger than 18 or over 25 years of age, as of November 4, 2019.
b. legally be able to travel internationally.
c. hold a valid passport, with at least 6 months validity after November 4, 2019. The participant is solely responsible for obtaining any and all necessary travel documents to travel to and from their home country. Please note: Should you not hold a current passport when applying to the YAS, use another personal identification document number in the application field. However, kindly be aware that you need to acquire a passport should you be selected for the YAS. Otherwise, you will not be able to travelor gain a visa.
d. have a proficient level of English/able to communicate orally in English.
e. be comfortable with cultural diversity.
f. have strong leadership qualities (public speaking skills would be an asset).
g. have a demonstrated passion for agriculture, environmental stewardship,
sustainability, food, world hunger, biotechnology, and/or farming and/or animal
husbandry.
h. NOT be an employee of a Bayer entity or direct family member (e.g. spouse, son or daughter) or live in the same household as a Bayer employee, consultant or
Application Selection Committee member.
i. NOT be a previous delegate to the 2013, 2015, or 2017 YAS. Applications from
previously unsuccessful applicants are welcomed!
j. comply with all applicable laws in your jurisdiction for participation in the 2019 YAS, including any and all laws with respect to obtaining a valid passport, visa or other government-required document or permission to attend the 2019 YAS.
k. enter an application that is solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarism will result in disqualification. Applications must not infringe on any third-party rights or intellectual property of any person, company or organization.
l. be aware that Bayer and (PARTNER) as sponsor reserve the rights to terminate, modify or suspend this application submit due to any cause.
Format
The application consists of (1) an application form and (2) a 3-minute video pitch. In the application form, you are asked to fill out personal details, tell us about your background,explain your motivation to join the YAS, and to showcase your networking and “agvocacy”experience. For the video pitch, you are asked to explain your project idea on “How to Feeda Hungry Planet?”. Directions and further information on the video pitch is available below.
Video pitch
First and foremost, your application will be assessed on what you can bring to the Youth Ag Summit as a delegate, not on how creative your video looks – so there’s no need to worry if you don’t have any video editing experience. That said, feel free to get creative and have fun making it! This is your chance to showcase your achievements, and to highlight what you can
bring to Brazil.
Here’s what we want to learn while we’re watching your 3-minute video clip:
• Who are you? Introduce yourself, including your name, age and your country of origin.
• Why are you interested in agriculture, or passionate about food security?
• What is your (big or small) project idea for “feeding a hungry planet”? How can you contribute? The more details, the better. Sketches, samples, prototypes — it all helps us get as excited as you are. Make sure to link your idea to (one of) the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and explain why it contributes to this/these goal(s).
How did you get to this project idea? Tell us how you got the idea, and how much you’ve accomplished so far. Sharing the project’s history helps us understand the kind of work you do, and how you go about it.
• What is your master plan and how does your schedule look like? What will your project look like in the future? Tell us about your rough timeline.
• Why do you care? Tell us why you’re passionate about your project and committed to making it happen.
• Finally, imagine you have already been accepted to join the Youth Ag Summit: Howwould you use this opportunity to make a change in your local community and how would you measure the impact?
Submission
Applications must be completed online using this application tool. Applications submitted in
any other format will not be considered.
If you experience any difficulties in completing the application, please contact
info@youthagsummit.com. We will be happy to assist you!
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